skip to main content

Tennessee Gardening

New Swap In Mid TN on November4th

17 years ago

We are happy to announce more information regarding our upcoming plant swap. It will be held November 4th from 10 am to 2 pm at Historic Rock Castle's Pavillion in Hendersonville, TN. Their physical address is 139 Rock Castle Lane, Hendersonville, TN, 37075. Directions to the site can be accessed thru Mapquest, but we will also post some shortly. We have set up a mailbox, so if anybody has questions, comments, encouragement, etc, please send them on to: bloomingidiotsplantswap@yahoo.com. There are six of us organizing the swap thus far, and we are each beginning to work on our 'For Trade' lists. We'll be posting those soon on the Exchanges forum. Please come and join us! We will be in an open pavillion with a fireplace & we're supplying the wood. Restrooms are on site. We won't be having a scheduled potluck, but I'm planning on bringing food to snack on and I'm sure some others will also. Any garden related items are welcome; we are placing no restrictions on trades. We will be having another organizational meeting, hopefully next week, and would welcome any of this forum's readers who care to attend. I'll post the meeting date/time/site within the next few days. We are all excited, and looking forward to a good time!!

Thanks,

Tina

Sort by:Oldest

Comments (7)

Jan_Hobbs
17 years ago
I'm glad you are getting another swap going, but you need to let people know this is NOT the Middle TN Plant Swap that has been meeting for 6 years down on the Buffalo River. By putting your heading on this post the way you did, it sounds like we have changed our date and location, which is not the case. We are still having THE Middle TN Plant Swap on Oct 21st as planned. Anyone wanting info can email me directly.

Jan
sweetposey
Original Author
17 years ago
It was hardly my intention to mislead anyone, and I apologize for having done so if anyone has, indeed, been misled. I had assumed that by identifying our swap as a 'NEW' swap that folks would realize that it is, well, new. If anyone remains confused, please note that this is an entirely different swap, meeting for the first time November 4th, and has no connection with "THE Middle TN Plant Swap" held on the Buffalo River. I will be coming to your swap October 21st, Jan, and we'd love to see you in Hendersonville in November.

Anyway, we have set the date/time/place for our next organizational meeting. It will be held Tuesday, Ocotober 3rd at 5:15 pm at White House city park. Anyone who's interested is most welcome! Any questions, comments, concerns etc, you can either post a follow up to this forum or email our group at BloomingIdiotsPlantSwap@yahoo.com.
Related Discussions
What to expect in TN
Q
Comments (10)
Thank you all ! I am becoming very familiar with the counties of TN; I now work for a biotech firm based in KY and I cover the entire state of TN. With a focus on agriculture, I spend most of my time in rural counties; I was through Centerville last week. We are staying in an empty house on my in-laws farm at College Grove until our home in the north is sold, then we will be looking for some land of our own !Given prices in Williamson County, I expect we may be getting to know our neighbours a whole lot better in Franklin, Lincoln, Marshall, Bedford, Hickman,Maury and Giles Counties of southern Middle Tennessee. My wife is a native of College Grove/Franklin and she is VERY, VERY glad to be home. Thanks for the timeline on flowering shrubs, and I will see about attending the plant swap.
...See More
night blooming jasmine in middle tn
Q
Comments (2)
I won't make it to the Mid-TN swap. I will have a lot of cuttings at the Knoxville swap. Night Blooming Jasmines bloom best if whacked back after blooming. I got mine from Ecolage (see link below). An excellent company. The plant they sent me was huge -- about three feet high, well branched and loaded with buds. I love the smell. We had one in the backyard when I was growing up and smelling it means home to me. Here is a link that might be useful: ecolage fragrant plants
...See More
Plant Sales - mid TN
Q
Comments (2)
Great info from Mary; hopefully these high schools won't be deluged with thousands of people!!! :-) Then again, you can come to the MTPS and get plants without having to spend money for them. Please DON'T tell Ms. Cheap (aka Mary Hance) what the date is for the swap is or that we have moved to HHSP. My heart just simply couldn't take that again!
...See More
GardenWeb's MidSouth Fall Swap 01NOV2008
Q
Comments (19)
Sign me up! I missed the last one because of illness and was just wondering what I was going to do with all those named daylilies that need dividing. Now I know!! Also will have named iris and some other perennials that are out of their space as well as cute garden 'stuff' that I just can't resist. I went to a plant swap about 5 years ago in Jonesboro sponsored by Butterfly Ranch and it was great. I'm looking forward to meeting some other Memphis area gardeners.
...See More
Jan_Hobbs
17 years ago
Tina, if I sounded snippy, I appologize... I didn't mean to.

I hope you will be able to come to the swap here on the river...but I will be in Tucson AZ at my mother's for your swap. Hope you have a great turn-out.

Jan
Amazindirt (7a TN)
17 years ago
Hey Tina --

Hendersonville is much more convenient for me than Hohenwald -- but you're too late in the year! If you do it again in the spring, though, please let me know!
jim_6b
17 years ago
Hi Tina,
You can count me in. Hendersonville is very close to me and I'm already getting a list together. I have alot of flower seed I can also bring.
Jim
lorax
17 years ago
Good luck with the swap Tina!

Here is a link that might be useful: Plant Swap
sweetposey
Original Author
17 years ago
Just wanted to make sure everyone knew that the swap has been postponed till the spring due to the unexpected death of my Mom. I had posted this information on a different thread, but this one is still getting replies, so just wanted to make sure I didn't cause confusion. Please join us in the spring. We'll post more details after the first of the year.

Thanks,

Tina

Related Stories

KITCHEN DESIGN How Much Does a Kitchen Makeover Cost?

By Rock Paper Hammer

See what upgrades you can expect in 3 budget ranges, from basic swap-outs to full-on overhauls

GREAT HOME PROJECTS How to Switch to a Tankless Water Heater

By Mariana Pickering (Emu Building Science)

New project for a new year: Swap your conventional heater for an energy-saving model — and don’t be fooled by misinformation

GARDENING GUIDES 6 Dependable Ground Covers for Warm Climates

By Steve Asbell

Swap some lawn for these drought-tolerant clumping plants — and watch your maintenance efforts diminish while they easily grow

DECORATING STYLES 8 Ways to Add a Little Tradition to Your Style

By Laura Gaskill

Evolving your style doesn't have to mean a complete redo. Get a traditional feel with these small swap-outs and updates

KITCHEN DESIGN 24 Great White Kitchens

By Becky Harris

Find a white kitchen for every style, from Mid-Century Modern to Scandinavian, romantic, industrial and more

GARDENING FOR BUTTERFLIES Great Design Plant: Scotch Heather

By Annie Thornton

The moors aren't all moody, as this prettily colored evergreen shrub proves. Plant it en masse for an epic romance in your own garden

GARDENING GUIDES Great Design Plant: Milkweed

By Benjamin Vogt / Monarch Gardens

Quit cringing. This not-weed plant is a sight to behold in the garden, has a delicious vanilla scent and is a magnet for butterflies

TRADITIONAL HOMES Houzz Tour: Redo Shines Light on 19th-Century Newport Beauty

By Mary Jo Bowling

The renovated Rhode Island home boasts gorgeous woodwork, an appealing wraparound porch and a newly spacious kitchen

GARDENING GUIDES We Bust 4 More Native Plant Myths

By Benjamin Vogt / Monarch Gardens

Have you been taken in by these fallacies about gardening with native plants?

KITCHEN WORKBOOK 8 Elements of a Modern Kitchen

By KitchenLab Interiors

Frameless cabinets, horizontal lines and lack of ornamentation top the list of what defines modern kitchen style

Sponsored